Casey Frey

American dancer and comedian
Casey Frey
Born (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 30)

Casey Frey (/fraɪ/) is an American dancer and comedian notable for his videos on social media, particularly Vine.

Early life and social media

Frey grew up in Mendocino County, California, where he has stated he made videos with his brother for family and friends growing up before turning to Vine, where he initially made videos of himself dancing.[1] Frey had over 250,000 followers on Vine before the app's shutdown in January 2017.[2] In May 2019,[3] a video set to the song "GOMF" by Dvbbs in which Frey as "a version of himself wearing sunglasses mocks [a clone of himself] for chopping wood and dancing, [and] a third Frey donning an open button-up and a bucket hat takes notice and intervenes" went viral.[2] The video inspired numerous subsequent remakes and parodies on TikTok in 2020.[3]

Dancing

In response to his viral video featuring the song, Dvbbs enlisted Frey to star in the music video for "GOMF", where he played a "leather-jacketed man who runs the mechanical bull ride and speaks in the goofy German accent".[4] Frey has also appeared in the film Mainstream by Gia Coppola,[5] and as the main performer in the music video for "The Business" by Tiësto.[6][7] Frey's dancing is also featured in the music video for "Bedroom Eyes" by The Knocks.

Personal life

In June 2021, Frey came out as bisexual in a podcast interview.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Frey, Casey (2019-09-09). "A rare interview with Casey Frey". The Fader (Interview). Interviewed by Ava Trilling. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  2. ^ a b Martinez, Ignacio (2019-06-06). "Why Casey Frey's 'Get tf out my way' memes are taking over your timeline". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  3. ^ a b Locker, Melissa (2020-04-29). "This Surreal Viral Dance Trend Is Back to Get Everybody Chopping Wood to the Same Song". Time. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  4. ^ Bein, Kate (2019-05-17). "Dvbbs Enlists Viral Sensation Casey Frey For 'GOMF' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  5. ^ Kiang, Jessica (2020-09-05). "'Mainstream' Review: Internet Fame Eats Itself in Gia Coppola's Satire". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  6. ^ Gable, Jake (2020-09-26). "Tiësto marks Atlantic Records signing with the release of his anticipated anthem 'The Business'". We Rave You. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  7. ^ Heffler, Jason (2020-09-25). "Watch Viral Comedian Casey Frey as a Dancing Zombie in Tiësto's "The Business" Music Video". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  8. ^ Randall, Devin (2021-06-15). "Casey Frey Came Out As Bi". Instinct Magazine.
  9. ^ Silva, Dante (2021-06-15). "Casey Frey Has a New Boyfriend". Paper.